By Zac Poonen Habakkuk is the story of a man who had questions but who made the journey from doubt to certainty. He starts with doubt, “O Lord, how long must I call for help before you will listen? I shout to you in vain; there is no answer. I cry, but no one comes […]

By Zac Poonen Revelation 3:1-6 says: And to the angel of the church in Sardis write …… The messenger in Sardis was one who had built up a tremendous reputation before others as a spiritual man. But the Lord’s opinion of him was the exact opposite of that of his fellow-believers in Sardis. This shows […]

By Zac Poonen There is a lot of emphasis on joy in the letter to Philippians. “Always offering prayer with joy in every prayer I pray for you” (Phil 1:4) and “Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say unto you, rejoice” (Phil 4:4). Philippians was written when Paul was in prison (Phil 1:13). […]

By Zac Poonen Jesus said in John 16:33 “In the world you have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world”. He never promised that we would escape tribulation – whether small tribulations or the great one. But He did say that we could overcome even as He overcame. He is far more interested […]

By Zac Poonen Psalm 23 is the Shepherd psalm. When the Lord is our Shepherd, we will lack nothing (v.1). HE makes us to lie down. HE leads us. HE restores us. HE guides us. Very often we think about what we have to do for the Lord. But here the emphasis is on what […]

By Zac Poonen Jesus once used 5 loaves of bread to feed a multitude. He first blessed the loaves. But the 5 loaves still remained as 5 loaves – and the multitude was not fed. It was only when the loaves were broken that the multitude was fed. So, being blessed (anointed) by the Spirit […]

By Zac Poonen In Luke 1:34, 35, we read that when Gabriel came to Mary, she quite naturally asked him, “How can this be? I am a virgin. How can a virgin have a baby?” The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.” […]

By Zac Poonen Luke speaks much about the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the two books that he wrote. In fact, this is one of his major emphases. Look at these examples in this gospel: John the Baptist would be filled with the Holy Spirit from the womb (Luke 1:15). Mary would have the […]